Vehicle slide (4)

I believe the answer is:

skid

(Other definitions for skid that I've seen before include "potential cause of accident" , "Swerve out of control" , "Lose lateral control" , "lose control momentarily" , "Uncontrolled slide" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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